RPD clarifies report after Woman claims being shoved at Black Friday saleThe Russellville Police Department is clarifying its report of an incident at the Walmart store on Thanksgiving night during a Black Friday sale. The original report stated that during the sale, a customer fell to the floor. Police had stated previously that the woman had tripped. That story was reported in The Courier. A RPD officer was present during the incident. The officer stated that he believed she had fallen or lost her balance when sh...

RPD seeks rape suspectThe suspect is described as a black male with very short black hair. He has bulging eyes and is approximately 5'11" and about 180 pounds. He is believed to be between 25 to 30 years old. His voice is described to be deep. He also has acne spots on his forehead and is missing the tip of his left index finger. He may be traveling in a small, dark-colored pick-up. If you have any information as to who this person is, contact the RPD at 968-3232, ...

Local couple linked to ink schemeFBI agents arrested the owners of a local printer supply company on Wednesday for allegedly purchasing stolen ink and toner cartridges from a Philadelphia man beginning in 2006. Derek and Danita Willis of Russellville, owners of Laser Cartridge Plus, are charged with five counts of mail fraud for their involvement with Calvin Duncan, a former Philadelphia Water Department mail clerk who used that city's funds to place more than $1.3 million in...

Surveillance video shows robbery suspectsThe Russellville Police Department is seeking help finding suspects who police believe stole money at New China Restaurant on the afternoon of Nov. 7. Restaurant management reported that an undisclosed amount of money was taken from an office in the restaurant. The money was in a deposit bag. The witness stated there were four suspects, three women and a man. The witness told police that two of the suspects distracted her while the other two t...

Judge: Sue Mann must report to prison Jan. 7LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The wife of a Russellville doctor convicted in a bombing that nearly killed the chief of the Arkansas Medical Board is being ordered to report to prison. U.S. District Judge Brian Miller on Tuesday signed an order saying Sangeeta Mann is to surrender by 2 p.m. Jan. 7. Prosecutors say Mann hid documents when her husband — Randeep Mann — was investigated in the 2009 bombing at the West Memphis home of Dr. Trent Pierce. R...

Russellville man arrested, accussed of cocaine, marijuanaA man arrested Monday on allegations of selling methamphetamine twice to an informant working with the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force (DTF) was found to be carrying sizeable amounts of cocaine and marijuana, according to a DTF agent. Hennon Pryor, 38, was issued a $100,000 bond by District Judge Don Bourne on Wednesday after the agent testified that during the last eight months, DTF and Arkansas State Police agents through the use of a confide...

3 men accused of 36 burglariesThree men were arrested and face multiple burglary charges after police say they’ve connected them to at least 36 burglaries and six breaking and enterings between Russellville and Yell County. Andrew Sawdy, 24, and Joey L. Simmons, 28, were arrested by Russellville police officers earlier this week after investigation linked them to the burglaries, 18 of which were in Russellville and the other 18 in Yell County. Randy Honeyman, 29, was arres...

Bond Hearings (Nov. 16, 2012)The following people appeared during felony bond hearings Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Dec. 10 in Pope County District Court. • Dustin Hurst, 31, delivery of a controlled substance — $15,000. • Kenneth Hurst, 42, delivery of a controlled substance — $30,000. According to testimony by an agent with the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force (...

Bond hearing (Nov. 15, 2012)The following people appeared during felony bond hearings Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Dec. 10 in Pope County District Court. • Linda Antonowicz, 32, delivery of controlled substances — $2,500. According to a warrant filed Oct. 11, agents with the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force through the use of a confidential informant purchased si...

Bond Hearings (Nov. 9, 2012)The following people appeared during felony bond hearings Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Dec. 10 in Pope County District Court. • Michelle D. Jackson, 44, fraudulent use of a debit card, theft of property — $25,000. Police responded to a wrecker service Wednesday in reference to a theft, where a man reported he was working in the back,...

Life sentence in Ariz attack that wounded Giffords TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Gabrielle Giffords limped to the front of the courtroom and stared silently Thursday as she came face-to-face for the first time with the man who tried to kill her. The former congresswoman hadn’t been near Jared Lee Loughner since the deadly rampage outside a meet-and-greet at a supermarket that killed six people and left her partially blind, with a paralyzed right arm and brain injury. Giffords’ astronaut husband told Lo...

Bond hearings (Nov. 8, 2012)The following people appeared during felony bond hearings Wednesday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Dec. 10 in Pope County District Court. n Matthew E. Enos, 30, retaliation against a witness, informant or juror — $50,000. n Sammy D. Spencer, 34, retaliation against a witness, informant or juror — $50,000. According to testimony by a Pope Coun...

Local man faces battery chargesA Russellville man faces aggravated assault and domestic battery charges after allegedly attacking two women before garnishing a sword in a drunken rage. According to a Russellville Police Department report, police were dispatched to an apartment in the 1300 block of South Muskogee Avenue late Tuesday night where they made contact with a woman who advised them Edgar Lagunas, 29, was inside the apartment with two other women he allegedly attack...

Bond Hearings (Nov. 6, 2012)The following people appeared during felony bond hearings Monday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Dec. 10 in Pope County District Court. • Bobby Potter, 28, felony possession of a firearm — $7,500. Police were dispatched to the Shell gas station on South Arkansas Avenue Sunday in reference to a suspicious man asleep in his truck that was parked...

On the beatAmong reports recently taken by the Russellville Police Department (RPD): Oct. 25 — Shoplifting on East Main Street. Police were dispatched to Dollar General on East Main Street, where they were advised by a woman that two males and a female stole miscellaneous hygiene items and a baby “onesie” from the store. Video surveillance showed the suspects placing the items underneath a baby seat and then into a diaper bag, which an employee said was ...

Bond Hearings (Nov. 2, 2012)The following people appeared during felony bond hearings Friday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Dec. 10 in Pope County District Court. • Laquay Kindle, 18, breaking and entering — $5,000. On Halloween a Russellville Police Department officer was paroling neighborhoods and witnessed a man in a car with the door open suspiciously. The officer s...

Police see little festive mischief on HalloweenThe Russellville Police Department (RPD) saw a relatively calm Halloween night, citing only five criminal mischiefs and zero DWIs. RPD Public Information Officer Drew Latch said the department dispatched several patrol vehicles throughout Russellville’s neighborhoods, keeping traffic calm and the costumed children safe to collect their candy. “We made sure that we patrolled the neighborhoods to ensure that traffic stayed slow, due to all the p...